Jig grinding is obviously more popular but is it really Better? I bought a Vari-grind jig and it seems to live up to the claims made of it. It can produce a nice clean , even, repeatable pattern, and is very easy to use. It obviously produces a useful grind, because a lot of people are using it, but does a hand grind have the potential to be better? My questiuon is not how to hand grind, I'm assuming a properly done grind. I have been watching a lot of videos, and have been impressed enough with Richard Raffans work that I bought a couple of his books. He claims (there are a few others as well) that a hand grind will produce a more functional tool than a jig grind. With what I have invested in this hobby already, and I'm just getting started, the thought of sacrificing a gouge to the learning curve doesn't bother me too much. Assuming that the payoff is really there. Any hand grinders out there?